UMass Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Research Site

Stormwater & Watershed Management

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Example Research Projects

  • Hydraulics of Glaciated Bedrock River Valley Deposits in New England (David W. Ostendorf (PI), Erich S. Hinlein, Don J. DeGroot (CoPI), and Aaron I. Judge) Massachusetts DOT Interagency Service Agreement 56565 (2008-2012)

  • Water Quality in Massachusetts Reservoirs (David A. Reckhow, David P. Ahlfeld, Mi-Hyun Park & John E. Tobiason) Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation

  • Watershed Management and Drinking Water Supply Instrumentation (Sharon C. Long, John E. Tobiason, David A. Reckhow, David P., Ahlfeld, & Paula Rees) NSF Major Research Instrumentation Grant

  • Plan for the Blackstone River EFF and the next Generation Cyberinfrastructure (David A. Reckhow, Paula L. Rees, Sharon C. Long, James Kurose, Allen Hansen, Edward Riseman, Howard Schultz, Charles Schwiek, & Leon Osterweil) National Science Foundation

  • Long-term Variability of BDOC and NOM as Precursors in Watershed Sources (David A. Reckhow, Paula L. Rees, & Klaus Nuesslein) American Water Works Association Research Foundation

  • Water Quality in MDC Reservoirs: Watershed Data Collection and Modeling (David A. Reckhow, Paula L. Rees, & John E. Tobiason) Metropolitan District Commission

  • Highway Deicing Agent Remediation Program (D.W. Ostendorf & D.J. DeGroot) Executive Office of Transportation

  • Salt Remediation Program (D.W. Ostendorf) Massachusetts Highway Department

  • Highway Deicing Agent Impacts on Soil and Groundwater Quality (D.W. Ostendorf) Massachusetts Highway Department

  • Evaluation of Highway Deicing Agents (D.W. Ostendorf) Massachusetts Highway Department

  • Groundwater-Surface Water Interface (David P. Ahlfeld) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  • Managing Water In the Connecticut River Watershed (Richard Palmer, David P. Ahlfeld & Casey Brown) The Nature Conservancy

  • Watershed Industrial Storm Water Permitting Strategy to Meet Total Maximum Daily Loads (Mi-Hyun Park & Michael K. Stenstrom) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Los Angeles Regional Water Board